I'm trying to finalize my alignment and I'm finding something a littalignment when I clamp my strip absolutely flush with a form 1/2" thick, it screws up the lines (this boat has 11 forms for a 17+" boat). I am comfortable that my forms are right, but I realize that once I start stripping, if I get my strips completely flush, I'll get a wavy hull. Right now the ones one forms 1-5 need to be a little "free" towards the back of the form, and forms towards the back of the hull need the strips a bit free in the front.

How is this normally managed correctly with staples? I see how once the sheer strips are applied you just align it with the one below, but I don't have sheer strips on yet.